Court upholds death sentence against killer of two Cobb women
The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty imposed against Stacey Ian Humphreys, who killed two Cobb County real estate agents.
Humphreys was convicted of the November 2003 execution-style slaying of Lori Brown and Cynthia Williams. Humphreys shot and killed the two women at the model home sales office of the Oakwind subdivision in west Cobb County. Both women worked for Morrison Homes, a builder in the subdivision.
Because of extensive pre-trial publicity, Humphreys was tried in Brunswick.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
